Electrically operated water heater



A June 16, 1931. H. HEROY ELECTRICALLY OPERATED WATER HEATER Filed July 3. 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. W

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June 16, 1931. H. HEROY ELEOTRICALLY OPERATED WATER HEATER Filed July 3, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 .9 g2 INVENTOR.

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June 16, 1931. H. HEROY 1,809,599

BLECTRICALLY OPERATED WATER HEATER Filed July 3, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 hum June 16, 1931. H. HEROY 1,809,899

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June 16, 1931. H. HEROY 1,309,399

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BLECTRICALLY OPERATED WATER HEATER Filed July 3, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 ?atentecl June ap ammsror liquids and is shown" applie to infusion machines; Its objects are to prob sap'gi g o provide a syste'm' which ly. brought into operation ,a'nd'yvhich is auto-i yidean electric systenrfor heating waterito iaregulatedtem erature; to prov de a system automatica' y controlled the 'water isjmanual are details bf the construction sh own in Fi 3; 1 1 'fi -"i ean 'e ie d; p t sri echanisn'i'iisf 'in'Fi'. ,i Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the float mechanism shown inFig. 7

operating mechanism as sh'owriflin rF g In the application l ofelectricity as ameans for heating water for domestic pu oses such as in the coflee infusion machine erein de- BEST AVAILABLE COPY .l r l me a de 'ralngeiue'nt is operated by an {overflow of the a :lai amt ee i n bflheap ae ing mechanism,"the electr cheating and Applicationiled July- 3 1828. c r 1al No. 875,645. v

scribed, fcertain advantages arise in conveni'en'ce', sanitation'and quick supply; The usual practice s to bring anlele'ctricheating cleinent into intimate association with a water supply. In machines of the type. contemplated it is desirable that the ivater be freshly heated immediately before using and it should not be heated above th'e'boiling point to generate steam. These conditions make it necessary 'to provide a heating element of a comparatively largej capacity, such for instance, as will produce two gallons of boiling Water n fromten t'ot welve minutes. A heat- ,elem'entof this capacity will form steam very rapidly, or ,Willcause injury to itself if thejrir'a' r, supply should be cut off and, to guard against this possibility, an automatic control'systemis' royidedwhich may be opl lyor electrically. This arv ilatei' fed 'to the heating'unit which, through afloat arrangement, maintains the circuit of thelhatingjmit and which automatically disc'onnects this" circuitas' soon as the supply I through the overflow ceases. This float arrangement in addition, embodies a locking fature'yvhereby the circuit of the vheating 'unit cannot be closed until the overflow is established,falso'once theflo at mechanism has interrupted the circuit of the heating unit it cannot be a ain reestablished by the renewal of the eye ow until the apparatus is manual- 1y resets, I 4 v I 1 1 thadra'wings, 11 is the base of the upper part o f the mechanism, 12 is the c'oyer enclosingthepipingto the coflee urn 1'3 and the hot water reservoir, 14 is the coverof the coflee urn which is held inplace by the bail 15 to which it is adjustably connected by the screw 1 stem 16 and the screw 18. A water gage is proyi'dedla-t 19 with a safety valve at 20. The cqfi'e e is drawn off from the urn 13 through the faucet21 to supply the receptacleQQ and through vfaucet 23 to supply receptacle 24. .Theliquid in these receptacles is maintained at a uniform heat by the electric heating element 30 connected with the electric supply 31 and applied to the base of the jars 22 and 24.

This electric heating element is a commercial BEST AVAILABLE COPY Fig. .3.' .A' basket 42 -.is provided having an uperture45 registering with 46 and with the pipe 47 which through the threg-wayvalve 2 nnec s-wi h t 'ei upp yp pefi d'w the therm6stati'2 which indicates the mm eraturefof the water-supply yThe basket 42 is preferably providettiwithf wring Bl1r portingaicoarseand a finewire mesh 1n cated' at 44-and another-wire mesh ofthe same type indicated at41'is supported by-ring 40 and encloses the spacer: in which the ground coffee ,is Email, --.;Thering .49- is secure by bayonet s'lot'sindi'ca dfitjfi Fig. 6 to basket 42 and tbijthisfring, the ridge 'pieee 38 .f' hyiweld ng"oriotherwise.

hridge pie'e. is 'ded with an aperture to re eive the stem' 16 wh ch aperture s recessed at 3 9,1Fig. 5'to' receive the transverse in 37 e e y lQQkmgs em' 16 he 38. except W s 37 s sterswithflh The m 16 s pr r d d 1 with afeollar. 34 which'has ajportionof reduced: iame rip icated at 35.,Fi to a e eewhi h is rivetdito 38 an linnts he r t y mem t e t 6 r ire to the-bask t The tqv r of the 131' mpe bet e the c a s, 21a d33 a$ h wn? te lfiw iei i byt e ba ket; and heflover 14 mar-be eme ljr m, riin t l ed .1, th n 1.3+ 'B-y' whiting 17% one dir'ectlon the' rims -fi h rbii psm t uig arenewal' of the cofieem the spade etanrlby r'o'ta'tuig the di k lfr nth ppdfsite dif ibn' thelpm 37 .r s i th 39 thus enabling'the bridge'pieee. sate i discounected froni the; steflni n. ppeaiee at's fr m, element is fed"thrfough"pipe 4s, and the threeway 'valyzeflletpi .47 and tip the urn 13 through the 'cofieej 1n the basket. a. When 1 h co ee; 11m, is s'i'lpplied with iuflicient wat r the. thre'emmalr 27 i rssd h y u ning. the heated water in o the. pipe. 9 connectingwith the hot water-reservoir 98 which .canaeetswhh the .hot new!" fauce 28 d. th bYQiT Q- pin 90:3 Theme 7 we 11 s w th tips t8. through. the, check valve 9% thus Pmf i itting the Water in the lffisfir qiif .99

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O k1 pipe us 80 7,0 thu'smovmg the vertical arm 74 forward M h at ng' nit he. wat zpressare Th heating I heremafterfr. t ir d t i controlled by theimegchanism indicated. in

Fig. Zwhichcontrols its circuit at. two points.

h s imeehaai mxsampnis a b Plat u pening thef earie s s2 and as of the anual y;operatedfsha tfiig n. s see the, armfih is h eu ntedandcarrics he'conlact member 56 engaging the contacts 560 mounted on the insulation 57. The shaft 54 A ii f ill ted disk 17 is .P i n I s ee trainsk t- 2 is manu'all operated by the handle 58 to open and close t e,circuitthrough 56.

" which the counter weight 63 is adjustably mqti'n'ted'. oTho'float tank 64 is provided with an 6verfiow"pipe.'67 which eiitends" upwards T'fronf thebottom into this .tank' and is provided'with'aa'restricted aperture at 83 wherebywater accumulating in this tank from the overflow- -p'i' essaend 90 connected through funnel 66, fl dws 011 through the bottom of the tank into thevvastereceptacle 68. This water .flows ofiatarestricted rate through the orifice-83 untilf'the water 'rises above the top of. pipe 67 whe ni itflows off without restrictionl-f ..'.The tank" 64 is arranged to over balance th e'cpunter weight 63 before the water rises to the top-oipipefi'l and as long as the overflowto this tank i's maintained at a rate equal to, or inexcessof the flow through orifice 83 this oyer balancing will he maintained, on

the tank isftilted upwardsand remains in lib this position until the condition of over balancingbvfillis again established.

'switch"56Ialocking engagementis provided between the float 64 andshaft 54 comprising the ca m- 59 secured toshaft 54 and arranged l .111 0 en'to'fprevent the manual closing of h to'eDg Q' the detent secured to 62 and moving withfi. .In the position shown in Fig. .8 itiwill h e notedthat the shaft 54 cannot be rotatedto closeswitch- 56 until the tankfielis tilted downwards by water from the: ovcrfiowjtiipei .the same time the shaft 54 maybe rotatedi 'in' the opposite direction," Without restriction, to open the switeli56.' v.flhe, movement ofthe tank 64, when tilted upwards-interrupts another circuit leading .tothe heatirlgfinnit'i Thisis secured through the arm 70 mounted'o'n-sh'a ft Gland carrying an insulatedhontaetjplate'll which engages -the contactl springs 92 and 93,.Fig. 13, but normally. biased ,byfthe coil spring 4 6,1161; thiscircuit. 'This arm is brought into the -engaging position by the cam 81 on shaft l 54which engages the dog 79 on. arm

to latched sit-.75 by the arm 76, freely -'mqun ted on Shaft 54;. ,Ihe continued movementoithe shaft 54 moves the cam..81' beyond the engagingposition of dog 79 so that when shaft 54 is moved to close switch 56 thellparts 81. and 9. are disengaged and. 70 1s 'freefto move under the action of spring 73when unlatched at 75. The arm 77 moves integral with 65 andwith the float 64 so that when the float is tilted upwards this arm engages the end of 76 and unlatches: 74 thereby BEST AVAILABLE COPY permitting-spring 73. to 0 en the-circuit -at 71 and thus interrupting t e current supply to theiheatingmnit. It will; benoted .t at thearm is not self restorin when the Heat is tilted -in "the opposite thatonce the circuit. is interrupted 117-136111111118 interrupted until the a mechanism". is man-u ally reset by theI handle-t 58. The. switch 56 may be 0 ned at anytime by the hun die 58 but i the arm 70 has been latched in the closed position it remains in this position. The reverse engagement of cam 81 is released by -thepivoted mounting of dog-179 at -which can be freel zmoved backwards relative-to 70 and whic is .normally held 'inthe engaging position by the sprin' 79m: z

In ig. 13 the water su ply pipe 85-connccts through a valve to-t e pipe '86 which feeds'the electric heating unit 87 and discharges hot water into 'pipe 48 leading to the coffee urn'i" An overflow ipe 88 'connectsto pipe 86 and the extent of t e overflow is regulated by .valve 89. The valves are used to regulatethe water flow to the heating unit and-to the dv'erflow'tank 64 to obtain the regulation desired. A bracket 91 formed integral with plate 52 supports the insulated contact fingers 92 and 93 in register with 71.

The electric heating element as illustrated in Fig. 14 comprises an electric heating coil, preferably in a double spiral, and comprising a michrome wire placed inside a copper tube and supported by a suitable filler. This is a commercial product which, of itself, forms no part of the present invention. The intake pipe 86 connects to an inner tube 101 which is perforated at the top as indicated at 102. .An outer tube 103 with a closed end incloses the inner tube and incloses the double s iral of the electric coil as shown. This to is provided'with perforated outlets 105 around the bottom. An outer tube or shell 87 encloses the mechanism and is provided with the outlet 48 for the hot water supply. It will be noted that the cold water is first supplied to chamber a, from there it asses into chamber b in which the heating coi is located and from there it passes into chamber 0 and to the outlet at 48 as indicated by the arrows. The flow of water is thus evenly distributed over the coils 106 and 107 of the electric heater which provides a comparatively large heating area and is capable of bringing t to water to the boiling point as it passes through the device. The extent to .which the water is heated by the device can be regulated by the valve controllin the supply, his valve can be adjusted so t at the water supplied to the heating unit will be raised to the boiling point at will not be converted into steam. A device of this kind heats very rapidly and if the heat is not carried away by the water flow, the coils are liable to burn out, hence, the automatic control system described above 'device." n, o

irection so" is necessary in the practiealoperation of this The diagram Fig. 15 shows one arrangement of controllingcircuits for use with'tlns device. The electric-en ply mains 111 connects by-wire .112 throng switch 56 and wlre 113 .to. the heating element 87 and by wire 114:

to contact'i93, switch 71 contact 92, and wire 115 to supply. The double spiralfof the heating coil is preferably connected in multiple between the wires 113 and 114 as shown. The circuit :of the,.,h eating coil is controlled in series by switches 56 and 71 and may be interruptedby either of the switches.

The diagram in Fig. 16 shows a modified arrangement of control in which the latching mechanism associated withthe shaft 5 1 is not required, the-equivalent results being obtained by the use of a stick relay. This arrangement also embodies a control which will disconnect the heating coil if steam should be generated in the system. This control may be used alone or used in combination withthe float control and overflow system described above.

The electric su ply 111 connects by wire 112 through switc 116, contact 117 of relay 120, wire' 118,'device 87, avirellt) to supply 111. The stick relay 120 is controlled i'rom the sup 1 121 through wire 122, contact 171, contro e by float- 64, wire 123, lamp 121, contact,125-of relay. 120, wire 1%, contact 127 controlledby piston 134, wire 128, relay 120, wire 129 to supply 121. The cylinder 132 .conneets by pipe, 135 with the heatin -clement 87 and has a piston 184 held in the ower position by acomparatively stiff sprin 133, a plunger connectsthe contact 127 with the piston 134. 1 Under normal conditions the spring 183 holds the contact 127 closed but upon: the. generation of steam in the system the piston 134 is raised by the increased pressure to open the contact 127 and thereby deener ize stick relay 120 and open the ciicnit of t e heating coil at 117. 'llio circuit-described is closed at 71 only whenthe float is supplied from the overflow so that when the overfiowceases the circuit of relay 120 is deenergized to interrupt the circuit of the heating coil.-- The lamp'124 provides an indicar tor showing when this relay is energized. When re ay 120 is deener ized it interrupts itstown circuit at 126 an cannot a ain.bo energized until the push button 131 is operated toclose the circuit from wire to wire 126 around the contact 125, thus the system is not self restoring once relay 120 has been deener ized. It will be noted that the circuit to 8 ma be interrupted at any time by switch 11 without disturbing the operation of relay 120. t Having ,thus described my invention, I claim: I

1. In an electric water heater as described. the combination, a heating coil connected Uti BEST AVAILABLE COPY ivith-an-electric'supplyyii water supply for said coil, a. float connected byan .overflow to' said'mater su pl 7 I trolli' g the circuit of .said coil operated by said float. andyme ans for automatically'edis connectingfsiii'd'circuitwhen the waterceases to 'flow" ira-said;ove'rflo'vv/ and for preventin said circ'uit fbeing automatically restore aftersit' isldisconnectedt 2. In a'n"'electric water heater, the combi: nation a heating unit connected with an elec trio supplfyg a watersu ply forsaid unit'an overflow" or the water; rom' said unit, a float connected with "said overflow; a switch con trolling said electric "supply and: a co-o rative connection between said switch an said float for openingsaid switch and for preventing said switch being automatically closed after it is opened.-

3. In an electric water heater, the combination a heating unit connected with an electric supplty, a water supply for said unit, an overflow or the water from said unit, a pivotally mounted float tank receiving the water from said overflow, a manually operated switch controlling said electric su ply and a switch automatically controlled the wator in said float tank controlling said electric supplly. v A

' 4. n an electric water heater; the combination a heating unit connected with an electric suppl{v, a water supply for said unit, an overflow or the water from said unit; a pivotally mounted float tank receiving water from said overflow control for said e ectric heatin float tank controlling said manna operation.

5. In an electric heating unit the combiney,y a. circuit; controller-con and a manually operated unit, "said water supply controlling the circuit of said coil and means preventing said. circuit being automaticall restored once it is interrupted.

balanced on a pivot'continuously responsive tothefiow'fof water in said supply and means =iespbnsive"to -pressure in "said-housing, both of saidv meanscoiit'r'olling th'e' circuit of said hatio'nimhousin'g enclosing a'lieating' coil and Connectedwitha water sup ly,' and means controlled by'the continuous flow of water in said supply and op'eratingafterthe lapse of a time interval for interrupting tliecircuit of said coil. 11. A 'oontrolling system for an electric heating .unit comprising a water supply for said unit, an overflow deflected from said su pl and means balanced on a pivot maintame in an active position 'by said overflow for interrupting the circuit to said unit.

' In testimony whereof I aifix m signature.

: HERBERT EROY.

tion a housin enclosing a heating coil-"and connected wit a water supply,a ivotally mounted float tank receivin water om sacid water supply and arran to close a circuit controlling said coil as' ong as a predetermined uantity of water is maintained in s l i 0. In an electric heating unit the combination a-honsin enclosing a heating coil and connected wit a veteran ly, a pivotally mounted float tank connect with said water-su ly and srran contro ng said coil a redetermined quantity of water in said tan and opening said circuit when said water supply falls belowapredetermined value. a

7. In an'elcctricheating unit, the combination, a housin enclosing a heating coil and connected wit a-water supl ly a float connectcdwith an-ovcrflow from said water supply nnd'amnged to close the circuit of said emlby said overflow after the'lapse of a predetermined time interval.

1 8. In an'electrichcating unit :the combination, a housing enclosing a heatin coil and connected with a water supply a alanced float connected by an overflow pipe with said -to close a circuit 

